Hermann Osthoff (1847-1909) and Karl Brugmann (1849-1919) were central figures in the circle of German scholars who rejected a doctrinal approach to the study of linguistics. They came to be known as the Neogrammarian school. At the core of their work was the theory that European languages, together with a subset of languages found in central and southern Asia, have a common origin in a single prehistoric language. They called this ancestor Indo-Germanic (known today as Indo-European) and claimed that its descendants are all related to one another by varying degrees of closeness. This six-volume elaboration of this thesis was published between 1878 and 1910. Volume 6 (1910) contains a number of essays, including one on the common roots of the word 'light' in Greek and Latin, along with further etymological and morphological analyses.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9781108063029
eBay Product ID (ePID)
148638176
Product Key Features
Author
Karl Brugmann, Hermann Osthoff
Publication Name
Morphologische Untersuchungen Auf Dem Gebiete Der Indogermanischen Sprachen
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Number of Pages
426 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Volume
Volume 6
Item Weight
540g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Karl Brugmann, Hermann Osthoff
Series Title
Morphologische Untersuchungen Auf Dem Gebiete Der Indogermanischen Sprachen 6 Volume Set